Catecholamines may play an important role in the pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning syndrome.
The exact pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning, a new variant of transient left ventricular (LV) ballooning, remains unknown. We report two cases of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning associated with catecholamines. These cases suggest that catecholamine-mediated myocardial dysfunction might be a potential mechanism of this syndrome.
Kim
Eun-Mi
EM
Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Park
Jae-Hyeong
JH
Park
Yun Seon
YS
Lee
Jae-Hwan
JH
Choi
Si Wan
SW
Jeong
Jin-Ok
JO
Seong
In-Whan
IW
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
D002395:Catecholamines